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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 3041153, member: 84744&quot;]Thanks for the very helpful comments, Mike!&nbsp; You&#039;ve put your finger on a major issue I faced in compiling the list, one I know I didn&#039;t resolve to anyone&#039;s satisfaction, including my own.&nbsp; I did make a conscious decision to emphasize <i>contemporary</i> impact rather than future impact, so that explains the paucity of Judaean representation.&nbsp; Although maybe I should still include a revolt issue.&nbsp; I guess I&#039;m unsure how impactful these revolts really were at the time.&nbsp; Just because the Flavians pump it up on the coins doesn&#039;t mean that particular revolt was a huge deal on a wider political scale.&nbsp; Convince me! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, I&#039;d say the Sassanids had an enormous impact, both on the history of Iran and the history of Islam as a whole.&nbsp; Many Sassanian traditions were adopted by the Islamic powers in that area and carried forward, with impacts to the present day.&nbsp; (The Parthians not so much, though. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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